Archives for May 31, 2009

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Leading Japanese CoQ10 supplier to exit market

By Lorraine Heller

One of the leading global suppliers of CoQ10 – Japan’s Asahi Kasei Pharma – has said it is exiting the market by the end of the year, citing “continuing unprofitability”.

NutraIngredients-USA.com acquired by William Reed Business Media

Decision News Media, publisher of NutraIngredients-USA.com, NutraIngredients.com and 15 other websites serving the international food, nutrition, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, has been acquired by the leading UK business-to-business publisher...

CLA-rich cheese may boost heart health: Study

By Stephen Daniells

Consuming cheese from ewe’s milk, rich in conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), may reduce markers linked to heart disease, suggest results from a small Italian study.

Supplements industry worth $61bn to US economy

By Shane Starling

An industry-funded report that looks beyond the checkout as a means of determining an industry’s value has come up with a figure of $61bn for the US dietary supplements industry – nearly three times its annual sales Of $23.7bn in 2007.